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During its 10 years as an independent country, how much international recognition did Texas have?

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The Bible was first translated to Old Church Slavonic by non-native speakers Cyril and Methodius. Can any peculiarities/rough edges in the text be attributed to this?

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Ancient Greeks and Romans considered wearing pants a sign of barbarism, yet their own traditional clothing was inadequate in cold weather. What did they wear when travelling north?

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The US soldier Martin James Monti defected to Nazi Germany in October 1944, when it should have been painfully obvious that the war is lost for them. What was he trying to accomplish?

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On this day in 1846, saxophone was patented. Was it created to fill an existing niche in music, or did it create one for itself?

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A popular cultural trope about the French Revolution is unwashed commoners killing educated and sophisticated noblemen, inflicting irreparable damage to science and culture. How educated would an average French noble actually be at that time?

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Were there any Western analogs to Russia's 15th century "heresy of the Judaizers"?

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I've heard somewhere that Aristotle's reputation with medieval scholars was so high that nobody questioned him writing that files have 4 legs instead of 6 despite how easy it would be to verify. Is this anecdote true?

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Western Europe, circa 1400. An important person is murdered. How will authorities approach finding the culprit? Will there be anything resembling a modern, evidence based criminal investigation?

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In Ancient Greece, were there any attempts to influence the Pythia or other oracles to make the "right" prophecies?

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During its 10 years as an independent country, how much international recognition did Texas have?	405
The Bible was first translated to Old Church Slavonic by non-native speakers Cyril and Methodius. Can any peculiarities/rough edges in the text be attributed to this?	167
Ancient Greeks and Romans considered wearing pants a sign of barbarism, yet their own traditional clothing was inadequate in cold weather. What did they wear when travelling north?	146
The US soldier Martin James Monti defected to Nazi Germany in October 1944, when it should have been painfully obvious that the war is lost for them. What was he trying to accomplish?	75
On this day in 1846, saxophone was patented. Was it created to fill an existing niche in music, or did it create one for itself?	69
A popular cultural trope about the French Revolution is unwashed commoners killing educated and sophisticated noblemen, inflicting irreparable damage to science and culture. How educated would an average French noble actually be at that time?	37
Were there any Western analogs to Russia's 15th century "heresy of the Judaizers"?	25
I've heard somewhere that Aristotle's reputation with medieval scholars was so high that nobody questioned him writing that files have 4 legs instead of 6 despite how easy it would be to verify. Is this anecdote true?	24
Western Europe, circa 1400. An important person is murdered. How will authorities approach finding the culprit? Will there be anything resembling a modern, evidence based criminal investigation?	23
In Ancient Greece, were there any attempts to influence the Pythia or other oracles to make the "right" prophecies?	20